Nord 2100 Norazur

2100 Norazur
Role	Ten-passenger transport monoplane
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Nord Aviation
First flight	30 April 1947
Number built	1

The Nord 2100 Norazur was a 1940s French military transport monoplane designed and built at Courbevoie near Paris by SNCAN.^[1]^[2]

Design and development

The Norazur was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a retractable tricycle landing gear.^[1] Powered by two wing-mounted Potez piston engines in pusher configuration.^[1] It had an enclosed cabin for ten passengers or freight.^[1]

Designed to meet a post-war requirement for a light transport and training aircraft the Norazur first flew at Les Mureaux on 30 April 1947.^[2] An additional prototype with 290 kW (390 hp) Béarn 6D-07 engines is believed to have been built.^[2] With other similar designs available the type did not enter production.^[2]

Variants

N2100: Prototype light transport with two 310 kW (420 hp) Potez 8D-03 inverted, air-cooled V-8 piston engines in pusher configuration,^[3] one built.^[2]
N2101: Prototype with alternate 290 kW (390 hp) Béarn 6D-07 inverted, air-cooled V-6 piston engines in pusher configuration,^[3] believed to have been built.^[2]
N2102: Projected variant with two SNECMA 12S engines in tractor configuration.^[2]

Specifications

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Capacity: 10 passengers
Length: 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 18.0 m (59 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 38 m² (410 sq ft)
Empty weight: 3,280 kg (7,231 lb)
Gross weight: 4,630 kg (10,207 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Potez 8D-03 inverted V-8 piston engines in pusher configuration^[3], 310 kW (420 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 340 km/h (210 mph, 180 kn) at 1500m
Cruise speed: 312 km/h (194 mph, 168 kn) at 3000m
Range: 1,100 km (680 mi, 590 nmi)
Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,300 ft)

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Un Nouvel Avion Francais". Flight. 29 May 1947. p. 506. ISSN 1368-485X.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Chillon et al, 1980, p. 97
^ ^a ^b ^c Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1950-51, p.150c

Bibliography

Bridgman, Leonard (1950). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1950-51. London: Sampson, Low, Marston and Co. Ltd. p. 150c.
Chillon, Jacques; Dubois, Jean-Pierre & Wegg, John (1980). French Post-War Transport Aircraft. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130-078-2.
Photo of N-2100

[flight1947-1] "Un Nouvel Avion Francais". Flight. 29 May 1947. p. 506. ISSN 1368-485X.

[chillon-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Chillon et al, 1980, p. 97

[JAWA50-3] Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1950-51, p.150c

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